"Rocky statue in Žitište The ""Rocky"" statue in Žitište, Serbia is one of the town's most iconic images. Located in town's center the statue of Rocky Balboa by Croatian artist Boris Staparac, was erected in 2007. Canadian director Barry Avrich made a documentary film ""Amerika Idol"" which depicts the events that preceded the creation of the statue, as well as the ceremony of its installation. The film also features Sylvester Stallone who portrayed the character of Rocky in seven films and A. Thomas Schomberg who made the famous ""Rocky"" statue in Philadelphia. In 2011 the ""Lonely Planet"" guide included the"
"Sylvester Stallone Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (; born July 6, 1946) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He is well known for his Hollywood action roles, including boxer Rocky Balboa in the ""Rocky"" series (1976–2018), soldier John Rambo in the five ""Rambo"" films (1982–2019), and mercenary Barney Ross in the three ""The Expendables"" films (2010–2014). He wrote or co-wrote most of the 14 films in all three franchises, and directed many of them. Stallone's film ""Rocky"" was inducted into the National Film Registry, and had its props placed in the Smithsonian Museum. His use of the front entrance"
"desire to work on issues related to veterans. Despite his otherwise Republican views, he is an advocate for gun control and has been described as ""the most anti-gun person working in Hollywood today"". Sylvester Stallone Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (; born July 6, 1946) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He is well known for his Hollywood action roles, including boxer Rocky Balboa in the ""Rocky"" series (1976–2018), soldier John Rambo in the five ""Rambo"" films (1982–2019), and mercenary Barney Ross in the three ""The Expendables"" films (2010–2014). He wrote or co-wrote most of the 14 films in"
"Rocky (film series) Rocky is a series of American boxing sports-drama films. The first film, ""Rocky"" (1976), and its five sequels centered on the boxing career of the eponymous fictional character, Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone). For the seventh, a spin-off ""Creed"" (2015), and eighth, ""Creed II"", the series shifted its focus towards Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan), the son of Rocky's deceased rival and friend Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), trained by a now retired Rocky. All films in the series were written or co-written by Stallone except for ""Creed"", which was written by Ryan Coogler and Aaron Covington. The original"
"famously portrayed the boxer ""Rocky Balboa"" in the Rocky series of films, is the show's executive producer. It was also produced by Mark Burnett. Unlike in season 1, Stallone does not appear on camera; at the time the series was taped, he was making ""Rocky Balboa"", the sixth installment in the ""Rocky"" movie series. The movie premiered in December 2006. Episode numbers refer to the progression of matches in the tourney. Episodes one and two aired together at full length, while seven and eight, eleven and twelve, and thirteen and fourteen were one-hour ""doubleheaders"" featuring two bouts. While ""The Contender:"
"play as either Rocky Balboa or Clubber Lang either against the computer in a one player game, or against each other in a ""Head to Head"" two player mode. Rocky III Rocky III is a 1982 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the third installment in the ""Rocky"" film series, and the second in the franchise to be directed by Stallone. The movie features returning co-stars Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith, Talia Shire, Burt Young and Tony Burton. ""Rocky III"" also marks the film debuts of Mr. T as James ""Clubber"" Lang, and of"
"Burt Young Gerald Tommaso DeLouise (born April 30, 1940), better known by his stage name Burt Young, is an American actor, author and painter. He is best known for his role as Rocky Balboa's brother-in-law and best friend Paulie Pennino in the ""Rocky"" film series. He has also been praised for his roles in ""Chinatown"" (1974), ""The Gambler"" (1974), ""Convoy"" (1978), ""Uncle Joe Shannon"" (1978), ""Once Upon a Time in America"" (1984), ""The Pope of Greenwich Village"" (1984), ""Back to School"" (1986), ""Last Exit to Brooklyn"" (1990), ""Transamerica"" (2005), and ""Win Win"" (2011). Young was born in Queens, New York,"
"Balboa. Rocky's best friend Apollo Creed decides to fight him instead but is fatally beaten in the ring. Enraged, Rocky decides to fight Drago in the Soviet Union to avenge the death of his friend and defend the honor of his country. Critical reception was mixed, but the film earned $300 million at the box office. This film marked Carl Weathers' final appearance in the series. Its success led to a fifth entry released on November 16, 1990. The events of this film serve as the backstory to the plot of ""Creed II"", where Apollo Creed's son, Adonis, is challenged"
"Rocky: The Birth of a Classic"", due for release in 2019. The documentary will feature Sylvester Stallone narrating behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the film. Rocky Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and both written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated but kind-hearted working class Italian-American boxer working as a debt collector for a loan shark in the slums of Philadelphia. Rocky, a small-time club fighter, gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship. The film also stars Talia"
"written two stage plays: ""SOS"" and ""A Letter to Alicia and the New York City Government from a Man With a Bullet in His Head"". Young participated in the 1984 New York City Marathon. Burt Young Gerald Tommaso DeLouise (born April 30, 1940), better known by his stage name Burt Young, is an American actor, author and painter. He is best known for his role as Rocky Balboa's brother-in-law and best friend Paulie Pennino in the ""Rocky"" film series. He has also been praised for his roles in ""Chinatown"" (1974), ""The Gambler"" (1974), ""Convoy"" (1978), ""Uncle Joe Shannon"" (1978), ""Once"
"diagnosed with lymphoma during the ""Rocky Balboa"" filming, though, and died on December 26, 2007. Finally, Pedro Lovell, who portrayed Spider Rico in the original film, returns to the role in ""Rocky Balboa"" as a guest and later employee at Rocky's restaurant. A number of sports personalities portray themselves. Jim Lampley, Larry Merchant, and Max Kellerman comprise the ringside broadcast team (all three are commentators for ""HBO Boxing""). Sportswriters such as Bert Sugar, Bernard Fernandez and Steve Springer also appear. As for actual boxers, Mike Tyson (who had retired by the film's release) makes a cameo appearance, taunting Dixon as"
"Rocky V Rocky V is a 1990 American sports drama film. It is the fifth film in the ""Rocky"" series, written by and starring Sylvester Stallone, and co-starring Talia Shire, Stallone's real-life son Sage, and real-life boxer Tommy Morrison, with Morrison in the role of Tommy Gunn, a talented yet raw boxer. Sage played Rocky Balboa, Jr, whose relationship with his famous father is explored. After Stallone directed the second through fourth films in the series, ""Rocky V"" saw the return of John G. Avildsen, whose direction of ""Rocky"" won him an Academy Award for Best Director. Reception to the"
"widely considered to be Stallone's most iconic role and is often considered the role that started his film career. He received critical acclaim for his performance in the first movie, earning Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations. When Stallone reprised his role once again in 2015 for ""Creed"", his performance received wide acclaim and he received his first Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, along with his third Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor, the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor and several other accolades. Robert ""Rocky"" Balboa was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July"
"from both fans and critics. Rocky V Rocky V is a 1990 American sports drama film. It is the fifth film in the ""Rocky"" series, written by and starring Sylvester Stallone, and co-starring Talia Shire, Stallone's real-life son Sage, and real-life boxer Tommy Morrison, with Morrison in the role of Tommy Gunn, a talented yet raw boxer. Sage played Rocky Balboa, Jr, whose relationship with his famous father is explored. After Stallone directed the second through fourth films in the series, ""Rocky V"" saw the return of John G. Avildsen, whose direction of ""Rocky"" won him an Academy Award for"
"in concert, helped land him a high percentage of KO victories over the course of his career. Rocky Balboa was named the 7th greatest movie hero by the American Film Institute on their ""100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains"" list. Additionally, he was ranked #34 on Empire Magazine's compilation of ""The 100 Greatest Movie Characters"". ""Premiere"" magazine ranked Rocky Balboa #64 on their list of ""The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time"". The Rocky character is immortalised with a bronze statue erected near the Rocky Steps in Philadelphia recalling the famous scene from the original ""Rocky"" movie. In 2011,"
"well as his first Golden Globe Award win and a third Academy Award nomination, for reprising the role of Rocky Balboa in Ryan Coogler's 2015 film ""Creed"". Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone was born in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York, on July 6, 1946, the elder son of Francesco ""Frank"" Stallone Sr., a hairdresser and beautician, and Jacqueline ""Jackie"" Stallone (""née"" Labofish; born 1921), an astrologer, dancer, and promoter of women's wrestling. His Italian father was born in Gioia del Colle and moved to the U.S. in the 1930s, while his American mother is of French (from Brittany)"
"Phyllis Wepner, who was with him when Wepner fought Muhammad Ali. On October 30, 2015, additional cast was announced, including Jim Gaffigan as John Stoehr, Wepner's loyal friend; Michael Rapaport as Wepner's estranged brother; Pooch Hall as boxer Ali, whose 1975 fight with Wepner led to Wepner's sudden fame; and Morgan Spector as actor-screenwriter Sylvester Stallone, who wrote ""Rocky"" soon after the 1975 fight. Wepner claimed he had inspired that film's title character Rocky Balboa but Stallone has never confirmed it. On November 11, 2015, Ron Perlman signed on to play Al Braverman, Wepner's manager and trainer who guided him"
"Adrian Pennino Adrianna ""Adrian"" Balboa (née Pennino; March 10, 1950 – January 11, 2002) is a fictional character from the ""Rocky"" series, played by Talia Shire. Shire was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Adrian in ""Rocky"". The final scene in ""Rocky II"", in which Rocky yells ""Yo Adrian, I did it!"", has been named by film enthusiasts as one of the most iconic quotes in sports film history. Originally, Stallone offered Carrie Snodgress the role of Adrian, but she turned it down due to the low salary she was offered. Susan Sarandon was"
"he graduated in 1993. He later studied filmmaking at North Carolina School of the Arts for one year. As a child, Stallone made a guest appearance on ""Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling"", brought by his grandmother Jackie Stallone, who promoted the series. Stallone made his acting debut alongside his father in ""Rocky V"" (1990), the fifth installment of the ""Rocky"" franchise, playing Robert Balboa Jr., the onscreen son of his father's title character. He did not, however, reprise the same role in ""Rocky Balboa"", the sixth installment of the ""Rocky"" films as he was working on his own film ""Vic"". He"
"the series, a sixth film, ""Rocky Balboa"", was released in 2006 and garnered much more favorable reviews. Stallone starred in both this film and ""Creed"", the seventh entry in the series. Shortly after Rocky Balboa's victory over Ivan Drago in Moscow, he, his wife Adrian, his brother-in-law Paulie, and his trainer Tony ""Duke"" Evers, return to the United States, where they are greeted by Rocky's son, Robert. At a press conference, boxing promoter George Washington Duke attempts to goad Rocky into fighting his boxer, Union Cane, who is now the top-rated challenger, but Rocky declines the offer. Washington refuses to"
"the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical. Karl and Margo Seibert were featured as Rocky Balboa and Adrian in the new Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty musical ""Rocky the Musical"", which opened on Broadway in February 2014. In order to get into shape to play Rocky Balboa, Karl put on 12 pounds of muscle and worked with a trainer to get to a heavyweight fighter’s weight. Karl received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for this performance. Karl played the role of Bruce Granit in the 2015 Broadway revival"
"credits, Burton is credited as playing ""Tony"", as opposed to ""Duke"" (possibly to avoid confusion with the George Washington Duke character). ""Rocky V"" is the second time in the series to do so, with the first being ""Rocky II"" as Apollo asked ""What are you afraid of, Tony?"" ""Rocky Balboa"" names Burton's character, ""Duke Evers"". Most fans take this to imply that his name is Tony ""Duke"" Evers. Sage Stallone, Sylvester's real-life son, portrays his character's son in the film. However, in ""Rocky IV"", he was portrayed as a nine-year-old child whereas Sage was 14 at the time of filming,"
"6, 1945. He was the only child in a Roman Catholic Italian-American family. However, the surname Balboa/Valboa (roughly meaning ""beautiful valley"") originates from a Galician-speaking town in northwestern Spain. When Rocky is spoken to by his priest, Father Carmine, it is apparent that he understands Italian very well, including a scene in which he translates for Tommy Gunn. It is undetermined how well he actually speaks the language, as his responses are always in English. During the scene in which Rocky takes Adrianna ""Adrian"" Pennino skating on Thanksgiving, he tells her, ""Yeah – My ol' man, who was never the"
"George Carlin, Michael J. Fox, Brian Grazer, Heavy D, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Barry Kemp, Angela Lansbury (shown painting the ""Psycho"" House), Mike Lobell, Traci Lords, Kevin Misher, Demi Moore, Darrin Pfeiffer, John Singleton, Steven Spielberg (shown as a Universal Studios Guide), Sylvester Stallone (in his Rocky Balboa character, and subtitled for comedic effect), Marty Stuart, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker. Matt Stone appears with Trey Parker as two guys at a food stand during the ""It's UCS for me!"" segment. Recurring themes/elements in the film include: Your Studio and You Your Studio and You is a comedy short film created in"
"Balboa is initially resistant, but ultimately agrees to let Goldmill train him. The fight takes place 1 January 1976 at the Philadelphia Spectrum. While Balboa loses the fight to Creed based on scoring by the judges, he manages to last the full 15 rounds, a first for any of Creed's opponents. ""Rocky II"" picks up directly after the first film. Creed challenges Balboa to a rematch while Balboa is still in the hospital. Although Balboa does not agree or disagree initially, Goldmill angrily states that there will be no rematch and that Balboa won the fight. Eventually, after Creed's efforts"
"Talia Shire Talia Rose Shire (née Coppola; born April 25, 1946) is an American actress best known for her roles as Connie Corleone in ""The Godfather"" films and Adrian Balboa in the ""Rocky"" series. For her work in ""The Godfather Part II"" and ""Rocky"", Shire was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress, respectively, and for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama for her role in ""Rocky"". Shire was born Talia Rose Coppola in Lake Success, New York, the only daughter of Italia (née Pennino; 1912–2004) and arranger/composer Carmine Coppola (1910–1991)."
"she can briefly be seen during the street fight at the end, the character would eventually reappear in ""Rocky Balboa"" (2006), as a bartender and confidante to the aging Rocky. Actress Geraldine Hughes took over the role. Kevin Connolly, who gained success as Eric Murphy on HBO's ""Entourage"", was in his first acting role as neighborhood bully Chickie. Some of the fight sequences were filmed at The Blue Horizon in Philadelphia, a venue which was a mecca for boxing in the city during the 1970s. Scenes with Mickey, played by Burgess Meredith, were trimmed in the final film when Rocky"
"to have been due to the fact that real punches were thrown by both Stallone and Tarver, resulting in some swelling and nosebleeds earlier than scripted. The DVD release features an alternate ending in which Rocky wins the fight. Composed by Academy Award winner Bill Conti, the ""Rocky Balboa"" film score is both an updated composition of ""Rocky"" music and a tribute to the music that has been featured in previous Rocky films. Conti, who has acted as composer on every Rocky film except ""Rocky IV"", chose to compose the score almost entirely from musical themes used in the previous"
"how Rocky Balboa was forced into retirement after suffering brain damage. Adonis finds it hard to get anyone in Los Angeles to train him due to his father's death in the ring, particularly after he suffers an embarrassing loss in a sparring match to light heavyweight contender Danny ""Stuntman"" Wheeler (Andre Ward). Undaunted, Adonis moves out of his mother's residence and travels to Philadelphia in hopes of seeking out his father's best friend and former rival, Rocky (Sylvester Stallone). Once in Philadelphia, Adonis meets Rocky at Adrian's Restaurant and tries to convince him to be his trainer. Having given up"
"production of ""Rocky V"", leaving him and many of the fans disappointed with the presumed end of the series. Stallone also mentioned that the storyline of ""Rocky Balboa"" parallels his own struggles and triumphs in recent times. In addition to Stallone, the film stars Burt Young as Paulie, Rocky's brother-in-law, and real-life boxer Antonio Tarver as Mason ""The Line"" Dixon, the heavyweight division champion in the film. Boxing promoter Lou DiBella plays himself in the movie and acts as Dixon's promoter in the film. Milo Ventimiglia plays Rocky's son Robert, now an adult. It also features the return of two"
"home media release, and DVD sales have exceeded $34 million. It was followed by the 2015 spin-off film"" Creed"". Rocky Balboa, now in his late fifties and retired from boxing, lives a quiet life as a widower, Adrian having died from cancer four years prior. He now runs a small but successful Italian restaurant named after her, where he regales his patrons with stories of his past. He also battles personal demons from his grief over Adrian's death, the changing times, and his eroding relationship with his son Robert, a struggling corporate employee. Paulie, Rocky's brother-in-law, continues to support him"
"United Artists' amalgamation into MGM in 1980. The film's main theme, ""Eye of the Tiger"", was written by the group Survivor and became a smash hit single, topping the U.S. Billboard charts and receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. Three years after winning the heavyweight championship against Apollo Creed, Rocky Balboa has had a string of ten successful title defenses. His fame, wealth, endorsements, and celebrity profile have increased, leading him to participate in an exhibition charity event against the world wrestling champion, Thunderlips (Hulk Hogan). Rocky's manager, Mickey, worriedly eyes a young and powerful contender rapidly"
"by Alan Menken and performed by Elton John. Like ""Rocky IV"", a full version of ""Gonna Fly Now"" with lyrics is not heard in the film. However an instrumental horn version is played during the early scene where Rocky gets off the airplane, and at the end of the movie after Rocky defeats Tommy, another instrumental version is heard. In addition, a solo piano version is heard during several scenes including where Balboa speaks with his son upon his return from Russia, and during the scenes where his property is being auctioned. Anticipated to be one of the big hits"